Foem-Escorting - gentlemanship

On our page entitled Gentlemanship we shall firstly be asking you a few questions to learn HOW you have indeed been behaving yourself with gentlemanly manners. Later on we shall be expanding on this sensitive subject. Meanwhile try and answer the following questions about dining out and a professional or business interview during a meal.These instances of behaviour conform to contemporary practices a little worlwide.

Upon dining out prior to the reservation time you...
leads the guests to the table ?
having been seated and given the menu you ...
upon addressing the waiter(s) and ordering a gentleman says ?
the orders having been taken the napkin(s) is : 1 - to be placed where ? 2 - to be used when ?
the waiters/waitresses having arrived with your food/order and started refilling your beverage(s)...gentlemen say ?
what is being signalled to the waiting staff when : 1 - fork and knife are llaid down on the plate point-to-point ? 2 - placed parallel together ?

the interviewee is supposed to be dressed as for ... ?
having arrived First the interviewee waits where ?
independently from the time the interviewee arrives/gets there what is he/she supposed to check and see ?
between interviewer(s) and interviewee who sits down firstly ?
during the interview who takes the lead or plays the leader ?
again who sits down first : 1- the interviewer(s) or 2 - the interviewee ?
who opens the menu first : the interviewer(s) or interviewee ?
the correct way to sit up : straight or with the elbows leaning against the table ?
Here again : a napkin(s) is : 1 - to be placed where ? 2 - to be used when ?
Beverages : first hurdle puzzle or ambiguous situation , which is appropriate : 1 - to let the interviewer order first or 2 - the interviewee takes the precedence ?
What ought the interviewee to choose to drink conveniently : water ? iced tea ? Scotch Whiskey ? champagne ?
Second hurdle or puzzle = ENTREES think it over: what to order accommodatingly and complaisantly = the most expensive or cheapest item ? Something huge smelly or crunchy ? A dish you can easily and gracefully eat with a knife and a fork ?
Considering the last question : would you order spaghetti spare ribs fried chicken tacos lobster sloppy sandwiches as entrees ? If yes explain why...
Would you order quickly without fuss questioning of the waiters and minimizing nutrition dietary issues OR would you be punctilious about the dishes being served ?
How would you eat your Dinner Roll : by breaking off a small piece at a time OR by devouring it with big mouthfuls ?
Brought portfolios or other papers : would yoou first mention that you have them ? and then let the interviewer choose WHEN to bring them out ? or have you got a subtler approach ?
Would it be an agreeable time to bring portfolios or other documents out after the plates have been cleared away ? portfolioq
Do you think by being polite to and treating the waiters/waitresses courteously would reflect and tell a lot about your character ?
Would you be reproachful if anything were wrong with your order or would you let it slide seeing that this One Meal is not really about the food ?
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